A former Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Lagos and now Vice-Chancellor of Federal University,
Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, in this interview with
Olabisi Deji-Folutile says universities are usually named after cities because they play historical roles
As a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, what is your opinion of the UNILAG brand?
The name, University of Lagos, is a
global brand and it took many years of hard work to build this brand.
It took us 50 years to develop the UNILAG brand. We have all worked very
hard to get the university to its present status. I remember when I
took over as the VC in 2000, I worked very hard to change the level of
the university as
Eko for Show to another level. I coined the
slogan- the university of first choice and now the university is the
university of first choice in Nigeria. The proof of that is that the
university is the most subscribed university in Nigeria and 1/3 of
candidates applying for the top courses choose UNILAG. UNILAG is the
nation’s pride, we should develop and nurture it. Clearly you can put it
side by side with any university in Africa.
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